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Fantasy rock duos: These go to 11 (or maybe 22)I just came across this photo of Tina Turner and Janis Joplin performing at Madison Square Garden in 1969. It's Tina. And Janis. Together!
The photo is by Amalie R. Rothschild and is currently part of the Music and Fashion 1965–1975 exhibit at the Staley-Wise Gallery. Rothschild has taken some stunning shots of rock stars, many of which are included in her book Live at the Fillmore East: A Photographic Memoir. I really can't fathom the idea of Janis and Tina on a stage together. Who needs caffeine (or whatever the crowd was on) with that kind of raw genius nearby? The idea of two talents and a microphone made me imagine some other rock duos (or folk duos or whatever-else duos) I'd like to see. Here are a few ideas. They may not really make much sense, but that's why I'm calling them fantasy duos. Stevie Nicks and Amy Winehouse
Ann Wilson (Heart) and Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
Feist and Erin Moran (A Girl Called Eddy)
Queen Latifah and Alicia Keys
Joan Jett and Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney)
What about you — any fantasy musical pairings? It's hard to beat Janis and Tina. Submitted by on August 21, 2007 - 9:00am. |
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Pure awesomeness...
Years ago I saw Indigo Girls and Sarah Bettens (& K's Choice), and Melissa Etheridge and Bryan Adams duet. Pure Awesomeness.
The funny thing is that my fantasy musical pairing is Erin Moran (I am pleasantly surprised you know her, too!) and Sarah Bettens. I think their voices will blend beautifully.
And Beth Hart and Biff Naked - and they can get fresh ink together, too ;)
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)
I'm not as imaginative as you...
Beth Hart and Biff Naked - Excellent pairing!
Myself, I would love to hear a duet between Lisa Marie Presley and Melissa Etheridge. I've envisioned it for a long time - ever since Lisa Marie's Playboy interview in which she said she could see herself as a lesbian, I've imagined her voice paired with some of my favorites.
I'd also love a Diana Krall/k.d. lang duet or a Shirley Manson (Garbage) collaboration with P.J. Harvey.
"Never explain, never complain." - Katherine Hepburn
Exactly.
fantasy duos
P!nk and Gwen Stefany,
Alicia Keys and Joss Stone
Madonna and Angelina Jolie Oh! Sorry we were talking bout music duos LOL
I'd luv to see that.
Fantasy, right?
Then I would love to hear Diana Krall and the late,great Nina Simone covering Simone's classic, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." aka: Ashley's Theme
This song, for you younguns, is the seminal jazz-infused "yes, I was a dawg, yes, I slept with your best friend AND drank up all your single malt whisky which you hand-carried back from Ireland -BUT I didn't meeaann toooo 'cause underneath it all I am a goood person!" song.
Not that I would know anything about that sort of behavior. *slurp* It's on iTunes, I'd link it for ya but I need to go put a whisky bottle in the neighbor's trash bin.
I know, I know!
Even though I'm not so sure you know her... nevertheless...
I think Björk and Nina Hagen(if you don't know here, listen to some snippets on amazon or something) would be sooo great and so weird at the same time.
Anna
brilliant. I was gonna say
brilliant.
I was gonna say something like
joss stone and alice smith
or
goldfrapp meets belle & sebastian
but hagen and björk are just too perfect and I guess that's why it's not true (yet).
Tina and Janis, the real story.
For anyone that cares:
It was a Rolling Stones Concert. Ike and Tina Turner were opening. Janis Joplin was right there in the front row waiting for the Stones to come on. She got so worked up by Tina that she couldn't contain herself and jumped up on stage. The crowd freak out.
My mom has been telling me this story all my life because it was the best concert of hers.
I would have loved to be there...
I'm waiting for the love song duet between
Alicia Keys and Beyonce, I went to the Ladies First concert and unruly fantasies about dressing room visits after the show were impossible to avoid. Maybe a little Beyonce laying across Alicia's piano....you know the drill.
How about this pair
Pink and/or Joss Stone with Janis Joplin (I know people compare voices of Joss and janis already)
Maybe a trio with Lene Lovich...
Salzstreuerin, so true. They would make a great duet -- "disco after disco..."
It's funny you should mention it, since I was just thinking of Nina Hagen recently because of Merv Griffin (of all things!). I caught her once on his show and of course she talked about the UFOs. That only made me buy more of her albums.
The possiblities...I could go on and on...
Latifah and Aretha...watch out suckas.
Tracey Thorne (of Everything But The Girl) and Dusty Springfield...go ahead, break my heart.
Jodie Watley and Kylie Minogue...I don't need sound, just dance.
k.d. and Mama Cass...somehow I think they would rip it up.
oh yes!
How supremely excellent
Oh hell yes. Carrie and
Oh hell yes. Carrie and Joan! Damn.
Actually I'd love to see Sleater-Kinney doing something with Kim Gordon. That would just rock.
Corin Tucker and Janis Joplin would make a good duet. And Jenny Lewis with Cat Power maybe.
Patti Smith and Johnette Napolitano
(from Concrete Blonde) would work for me, too. Musically.
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)